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Subject: Re: Why Kramnik lost game 6

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 09:30:04 10/15/02

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On October 15, 2002 at 12:08:36, Rob wrote:

>Well I think that Kramnik did played 17.Ne4 without realising the full extend of
>17. ... exd5 18. Nd6 dxc4. While thinking about Ne4 he probably thought 19. Bd5
>was winning. But after the machine played 18. ... dxc4 he realised that 19. Bd5
>Ne5 20. f4 Nd3 leads to huge complications !
>
>Now he had the choice of playing a tactically rich position (with 19. Bd5)
>against the machine or play for a direct attack of blacks king (with 19. Nxf7).
>Both variations are full of tactical possibilities but Kramnik probably decided
>to speculate on horizen effects typical for machines in the latter positions.

I see no logical line that programs can lose.
There was no hard move for Fritz to find.

Uri



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